Sakho wants out. Doesn't want to play for this manager. Any form now is just to get a move in Jan. I've always thought he was decent but he's far from professional. Just one of those people who cannot keep his emotions in check. He will continue to be sidelined unless Bilic goes.

theaxeman
12:37 Tue Oct 3Re: Sakho is our best striker and should start.

Antonio...Lanzini...Arnoutavic

.................Sakho

If we could line up with that front 4 i think we'd see a very different West Ham. We could press from the front, stretch teams in behind and give our midfield more time on the ball. When Carroll is up front the oppo just squeeze up and sufficate us. Will bilic do it? I dont think he will.

Yarmouth
10:18 Mon Oct 2Re: Sakho is our best striker and should start.

I seem to remember that Valencia's best form was when he played up front with Sakho and then Allardyce reverted to playing Carroll and Nolan!! Sakho when fit and when his head is right is far better than Carroll and I think would be a great pairing with Hernandez because both have got excellent movement but they have got to be in the box.

Carroll as an option if and when we need to go all out direct. Problem is to play the two up top you need to get the right midfield shape. 442 we don't have good enough central midfielders. Personally I would like to see a 4132 used but where then do you play Antonio?!

Sakho is class when he is firing. Makes Carroll look like the donkey he is. Hernandez has not exactly been prolific and more worryingly for me is not getting in the right positions to get goals (bar Soton game). That is not necessarily his fault as there are bigger problems with him being played wide and our general set up.

But whatever; I think Sakho deserves his chance. Whether you play him up top on his own or with Hernandez then that's the choice. But he should be considered, for me, in front of Carroll now.

Carroll is a fucking donkey. Time up for me. Impact player only from now on. In the Crouch role what he does for Stoke. Carroll is simply not good enough.

Sakho is quakity.....if he stays fit.He offers you pace and power and pulls defenders out of position.Defenders hate playing against raw pace.He does the dirty work well running the channels something Carroll will never do. I rate Carrol and I think the criticism of him at times is unjust. Yes we know he's probably going to be missing again sometime this season through another injury but he is still a player on his day who can be unplayable. There is still a starting place for him in certain games and this is now about man management from Bilic.

There's no reason why the three of Carroll, Sakho and Little Pea shouldn't rotate but for me a front three of Sakho Hernandez and Antonio gives you that pace the team is lacking that we had two years ago with Moses Valencia Sakho playing of Payet.

Lanzini is crucial because he's the carrier of the ball and with them three's movement all of a sudden we look a far better team.

I'm inclined to agree about Sakho. If he hadn't spent the last two seasons injured and wasn't a total mentalist, he'd either have a lot of goals for us or have been sold to a big club for a huge transfer fee.

He's a very good player. Natural goalscorer and can do it in all sorts of ways.

If he's fit, we put him on the pitch as much as possible. I'd like to see him and Hernandez together.